Ducati Lenovo Team heads to the Red Bull Ring for MotoGP round 15 with Márquez leading the championship
MotoGP returns to the Austrian Red Bull Ring for round 15, where Ducati has won at least once every season for the past 10 years and where Marc Márquez arrives holding the championship lead.
- 274 (1st)
- 143 (9th)
- 102 points
- 412 (1st)
What Happened
The MotoGP paddock heads to Styria for the 15th round of the 2026 season at the Red Bull Ring, a track where Ducati's modern era began 10 years ago. In 2016 Andrea Iannone brought the Borgo Panigale manufacturer back to victory in MotoGP, kicking off a decade in which the Desmosedici GP claimed at least one win there every single season. Those wins include three each for Andrea Dovizioso and Pecco Bagnaia, plus victories by Iannone, Jorge Lorenzo, Jorge Martín and Marc Márquez. Márquez arrives on a perfect weekend in Misano, where he scored 37 points and completed a 102-point comeback to retake the top spot in the general standings, with Ducati also reclaiming first place among the constructors. Bagnaia, ninth on 143 points, had a complicated Misano weekend and struggled to find the ideal feeling with the bike, but heads to a circuit that historically suits his riding style very well and is determined to be a key player again from the first sessions.
- 274 points – 1st
- 143 points – 9th
- 417 points – 2nd
Andrea Iannone wins at the Red Bull Ring, bringing Ducati back to victory in MotoGP and starting 10 consecutive seasons with at least one win there.
Jorge Martín wins the Styrian GP at the same circuit, part of the uninterrupted run of victories for the Desmosedici GP.
Marc Márquez wins both the Grand Prix and the sprint; Aldeguer is second and Bezzecchi third in the GP, with Bezzecchi taking pole position and the fastest lap.
102points
The swing Marc Márquez completed to retake the lead in the riders' standings after a perfect 37-point weekend in Misano.
“We come off a perfect weekend: the victory at Misano gave me a huge boost, also thanks to the support of so many Ducatisti fans. Here in Austria, I was competitive last year, and together with the whole Team, we need to make the most of this positive momentum as we continue to fight with the best.”
“In Misano, it wasn't easy to end the weekend with a crash in front of all the fans, but we have to keep working together with the Team. Austria is a track where historically Ducati has always managed to make a difference and where I've achieved great results in the past. We won't give up and we'll keep pushing to be back at the front.”
- Track length: 4.35 km
- Turns: 11 (8 right, 3 left)
- Race distance: 28 laps; sprint race: 14 laps
- Circuit record: Jorge Martín (Ducati), 1:27.748, set in 2024
- Maximum speed: Ogura (Aprilia), 318.5 km/h, set in 2025
Previously from Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A.
Our earlier coverage: Márquez won the 27-lap Grand Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera at Misano, taking the riders' championship lead on 274 points. Ducati Lenovo teammate Francesco Bagnaia crashed out of that race.
Background drawn from MotorClaw's earlier coverage of Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A.'s official releases.
Why this matters
Ducati's record at the Red Bull Ring — at least one victory in each of the last 10 seasons — makes the Austrian round a yardstick for the Desmosedici GP's dominance in MotoGP. This year the weekend also matters for the title chase: Márquez leads the riders' standings on 274 points while teammate Bagnaia is ninth on 143, and Ducati leads the constructors' standings, so results in Austria shape both the riders' and the manufacturers' battles.
Terms in This Story
- MotoGP
- The premier class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing, contested by prototype racing machines.
- Desmosedici GP
- Ducati's prototype racing motorcycle used in MotoGP.
- Constructors' standings
- A championship table that scores the manufacturer rather than individual riders.
- Sprint race
- A shorter race held on the Saturday of a MotoGP weekend, which awards championship points.
Summarised from the linked release; details can be imperfect — always verify against the original source.